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News and information throughout IllinoisMon, 19 Nov 2018 14:41:40 +0000en-UShourly1State trooper, using pot for pain, seeks reinstatementhttp://chronicleillinois.com/state-news/state-trooper-using-pot-for-pain-seeks-reinstatement/
http://chronicleillinois.com/state-news/state-trooper-using-pot-for-pain-seeks-reinstatement/#respondMon, 19 Nov 2018 13:00:18 +0000http://chronicleillinois.com/?p=84462An Illinois State Police trooper who got a second chance at life is seeking a second chance at his job and getting legislative support to do just that. Trooper Michael Cokins, who suffered...

]]>http://chronicleillinois.com/state-news/state-trooper-using-pot-for-pain-seeks-reinstatement/feed/0BICENTENNIAL 2018: Barack Obama’s political career in Illinois helped shape his presidencyhttp://chronicleillinois.com/state-news/bicentennial-2018-barack-obamas-political-career-in-illinois-helped-shape-his-presidency/
http://chronicleillinois.com/state-news/bicentennial-2018-barack-obamas-political-career-in-illinois-helped-shape-his-presidency/#respondThu, 15 Nov 2018 17:00:14 +0000http://chronicleillinois.com/?p=84290A decade ago, he claimed victory in the presidential campaign from Grant Park in Chicago. He announced his run — and later his running mate — on ground trod by Abraham Lincoln at...

]]>http://chronicleillinois.com/state-news/bicentennial-2018-barack-obamas-political-career-in-illinois-helped-shape-his-presidency/feed/0Families of first responders face stress as wellhttp://chronicleillinois.com/state-news/families-of-first-responders-face-stress-as-well/
http://chronicleillinois.com/state-news/families-of-first-responders-face-stress-as-well/#respondTue, 13 Nov 2018 20:00:21 +0000http://chronicleillinois.com/?p=84205Third in a series looking at the trauma first responders deal with and the impact it has on them and their families. Kathleen Willis still vividly remembers the telephone ringing at...

]]>http://chronicleillinois.com/state-news/families-of-first-responders-face-stress-as-well/feed/0Governor-elect Pritzker puts transition in motionhttp://chronicleillinois.com/election/governor-elect-pritzker-puts-transition-in-motion/
http://chronicleillinois.com/election/governor-elect-pritzker-puts-transition-in-motion/#respondTue, 13 Nov 2018 14:00:31 +0000http://chronicleillinois.com/?p=84195Despite Democrats having control over both chambers of the Illinois Legislature and now the governor’s office, Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker said he plans to work with Republicans and...

]]>http://chronicleillinois.com/election/governor-elect-pritzker-puts-transition-in-motion/feed/0Senators call on Illinois public health director to resignhttp://chronicleillinois.com/state-news/senators-call-on-illinois-public-health-director-to-resign/
http://chronicleillinois.com/state-news/senators-call-on-illinois-public-health-director-to-resign/#respondMon, 12 Nov 2018 14:11:38 +0000http://chronicleillinois.com/?p=84188Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth have called for the resignation of the state’s public health director over his handling of the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at the state...

]]>http://chronicleillinois.com/state-news/land-deal-expands-starved-rock-matthiessen-state-parks/feed/0BICENTENNIAL 2018: Illinois sent more than 350,000 soldiers to Europe during World War Ihttp://chronicleillinois.com/state-news/bicentennial-2018-illinois-sent-more-than-350000-soldiers-to-europe-during-world-war-i/
http://chronicleillinois.com/state-news/bicentennial-2018-illinois-sent-more-than-350000-soldiers-to-europe-during-world-war-i/#respondThu, 08 Nov 2018 18:00:12 +0000http://chronicleillinois.com/?p=83971Artie Bennett, a Marine from Clinton, was cut down by a hail of bullets 100 years ago in a far-flung foreign field, giving his life for his country in America’s first global war....

]]>http://chronicleillinois.com/state-news/bicentennial-2018-illinois-sent-more-than-350000-soldiers-to-europe-during-world-war-i/feed/0Kwame Raoul chosen for attorney general with easy winhttp://chronicleillinois.com/election/raul-chosen-for-attorney-general/
http://chronicleillinois.com/election/raul-chosen-for-attorney-general/#respondWed, 07 Nov 2018 02:50:45 +0000http://chronicleillinois.com/?p=83780For months, Kwame Raoul held healthy single-digit leads over Erika Harold in several polls. However, there were large numbers of undecideds over 20 percent. But Raoul, a state senator,...

]]>http://chronicleillinois.com/election/pritzker-wins-states-top-office/feed/0We’ll be live on Facebook for election night 2018http://chronicleillinois.com/election/well-be-live-on-facebook-for-election-night-2018/
http://chronicleillinois.com/election/well-be-live-on-facebook-for-election-night-2018/#respondTue, 06 Nov 2018 16:00:24 +0000http://chronicleillinois.com/?p=83992It’s a big state with a lot of important races to watch — governor, statewide offices, congressional and state legislative. Watch the returns and analysis with Chronicle Media...